"for the song and was extremely hesitant during his conversation with whom Smallwood himself describes as ""a real bona fide superstar actor"". McGoohan was reported to have said ""What did you say the name was? A rock band, you say? Do it."" Iron Maiden later made another song based on the series, ""Back in the Village"" from 1984's ""Powerslave"". ""22 Acacia Avenue"" is the second song in the ""Charlotte the Harlot"" saga, which was originally written by Adrian Smith several years earlier, while playing in his old band, Urchin. According to Smith, Steve Harris remembered hearing the song at an"
"follows: By the year 1986, the jamming sessions got better and more intense and started to become actual practice sessions. The band practised songs such as Paranoid, N.I.B., and Iron Man by Black Sabbath. It was Imran Hussain who first suggested that Rock Strata should attempt an Iron Maiden song titled 22 Acacia Avenue. While working on this song the band member worked really hard and started on their way to become true heavy metal musicians. When the song was fully worked out, all the members grew in confidence and started to attempt other Iron Maiden songs, such as, Flight"
"Warwick Avenue (song) ""Warwick Avenue"" is a song by Welsh singer Duffy from her debut album ""Rockferry"" (2008). The title refers to Warwick Avenue tube station in London. It was written by Jimmy Hogarth, Eg White, and Duffy and produced by Hogarth. It was released in May 2008 as the third single (second in North America) from the album, but had already charted by March and April due to download sales. It peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart due to strong download and physical sales and has sold 249,165 copies in the UK to date. The B-side"
"Mermaid's Avenue ""Mermaid's Avenue"" is a song written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie. In 1943, Guthrie moved his family to 3520 Mermaid Avenue, Coney Island, New York. The song is named after this street. There, Guthrie was an active participant in the thriving cultural and political scene of Brooklyn's Jewish community. The song's title later served as the project title for the Wilco and Billy Bragg album ""Mermaid Avenue""; a cover version by the New York-based klezmer band The Klezmatics is included on their 2006 album ""Wonder Wheel"". The lyrics describe Guthrie's vision of America in microcosm. All sorts"
"else wants you to do"", and ""Stepping Stone"" is about not expressing her feelings to a person she fell in love with. ""Warwick Avenue"" was the second single released from the album. The song occurred when Duffy, then 19 years old, was familiarising herself with the London Underground and accidentally found herself at the Warwick Avenue station. The following day the song ""just sort of came out"". At first the video for the song was meant to be an elaborate production but ended up a tearful head shot in a taxi cab with Duffy's mascara smudging. Duffy has said ""That's"
"2000 film ""Love, Honour and Obey"", starring Ray Winstone and Jude Law. Avenues and Alleyways ""Avenues and Alleyways"" is a 1972 single recorded by Tony Christie as the theme song for the television series ""The Protectors"". It was written and produced by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander, who were also responsible for Christie's ""Las Vegas"" and ""I Did What I Did for Maria"". Following the chart-topping success of the re-release of ""Is This the Way to Amarillo"" in 2005, this song was also re-released and peaked at No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart. On its original release, it had"
"Ocean Avenue (song) ""Ocean Avenue"" is a song by American pop punk band Yellowcard. ""Ocean Avenue"" was released to radio on December 16, 2003. It was released in February 2004 as the second single from the album ""Ocean Avenue"". The song is notable for having launched the band into the mainstream, receiving numerous spins on MTV and heavy crossover airplay on alternative and mainstream radio. It was certified by the RIAA. The title and lyrics refer to a street in Jacksonville, Florida, the band's original stomping grounds. The street is in close proximity to the band's high school, the Douglas"
"22 (Lily Allen song) ""22"" is a song by British recording artist Lily Allen from her second studio album, ""It's Not Me, It's You"". Written by Allen and Greg Kurstin, the song was released as the fourth international single of the album, but the third in the United Kingdom, after it was decided not to promote ""Fuck You"" there. It was released to the music market on 24 August 2009 by Regal Recordings, though a different version called ""22 (Vingt Deux)"" was released in France. Contemporary critics were mixed in their reviews of the song, some complimenting the rousing sound"
"criticism from Sharon Osbourne in 2005, at the time justifying her attack on the band at the 2005 Ozzfest, she accused Iron Maiden of disrespecting American troops, then fighting alongside the British in Iraq, for waving a Union Flag in the US, although ""Classic Rock"" magazine supported the band by pointing out that the song's subject bore no relation to the military activity then taking place in the Middle East. On 15 August 2005, a live version of the song was released from the then upcoming live album, ""Death on the Road"". On 24 April 2016, during Iron Maiden's performance"
"Avenue (song) ""Avenue"" is a song by British pop group Saint Etienne, from the album ""So Tough"" (1992). The song was originally titled ""Lovely Heart"" or ""Young Heart"". The album version is a 7-minute version with lengthy instrumental sequences; it was edited down to around 4 minutes for radio play, though the commercial single contained the full-length version, with the radio edit only released on promotional material. The edit wasn't released commercially until 2005's ""Travel Edition 1990-2005"". The song describes a woman nostalgically remembering a love affair from her youth, mostly through impressionistic and surreal imagery, with the refrain: ""oh,"
"No. 34. ""Since The Last Goodbye"" was a minor hit. ""Ammonia Avenue"" is one of the band's biggest-selling albums, carrying an RIAA certification of gold and reaching the Top 10 in a number of countries. The title of the album was inspired by Eric Woolfson's visit to Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) in Billingham, England, where the first thing he saw was a street with miles of pipes, no people, no trees and a sign that read 'Ammonia Avenue'. The album focuses on the possible misunderstanding of industrial scientific developments from a public perspective and a lack of understanding of the"
"(armour)) which is about vikings. The band plays this song regularly in concerts. Copperhead Road (song) ""Copperhead Road"" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Steve Earle. It was released in 1988 as the first single and title track from his third studio album of the same name. The song reached number 10 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart, and was Earle's highest-peaking song to date on that chart in the United States. The song has sold 1.04 million digital copies in the US as of September 2015. The song's narrator is named John"
"of unlikely comings and goings transpire, with meetings between unlikely characters. The scene, although fervent, is not always pretty, leading him to wonder in the song's refrain, ""Why they call it Mermaid Avenue, that’s more than I can see."" Mermaid's Avenue ""Mermaid's Avenue"" is a song written by American folk singer Woody Guthrie. In 1943, Guthrie moved his family to 3520 Mermaid Avenue, Coney Island, New York. The song is named after this street. There, Guthrie was an active participant in the thriving cultural and political scene of Brooklyn's Jewish community. The song's title later served as the project title"
"colonisation and later westward expansion. The song is written from both perspectives, covering the Natives' viewpoint in the first verse and the Europeans' in the rest of the song. The song was released as a single on 12 February 1982; more than 5 weeks prior to the album's release on 22 March 1982. The single marked Iron Maiden's debut release with new vocalist Bruce Dickinson. ""Total Eclipse"" was selected as the single's B-side over the song ""Gangland"", which in turn would appear on the initial version of the album. The band later regretted this decision, with Steve Harris commenting, ""We"
"16th Avenue (song) ""16th Avenue"" is a song written by Thom Schuyler, and recorded by American country music artist Lacy J. Dalton. It was released in September 1982 as the second single and title track from the album ""16th Avenue"". The song reached number 7 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. In 2007, the song was covered by Sunny Sweeney on her debut album ""Heartbreaker's Hall of Fame"". Thom Schuyler said that after he wrote the song, he considered it ""too much of an 'industry' kind of song"" and had it filed away until a publisher asked"
"Avenues and Alleyways ""Avenues and Alleyways"" is a 1972 single recorded by Tony Christie as the theme song for the television series ""The Protectors"". It was written and produced by Mitch Murray and Peter Callander, who were also responsible for Christie's ""Las Vegas"" and ""I Did What I Did for Maria"". Following the chart-topping success of the re-release of ""Is This the Way to Amarillo"" in 2005, this song was also re-released and peaked at No. 26 on the UK Singles Chart. On its original release, it had only reached No. 37. It is included in the soundtrack of the"
"44. ""Williams Avenue"" is a song by the Portland band, Quarterflash. It is track #9 on the album, ""Quarterflash"". North Williams Avenue North Williams Avenue is a north-south street located in Portland, Oregon, United States, and it defines the eastern boundary of North Portland. North Williams Avenue stretches from its southern terminus at Northeast Winning Way, near the Moda Center, to its northern terminus at North Winchell Street, a distance of . It is a street common to the Portland neighborhoods Eliot, Boise, Humboldt, and Piedmont. The town of Albina, Oregon was platted in 1872 by Edwin Russell, William Page,"
"also released, with two remixes each by Gordon King (from World of Twist) and Rudy Tambala of A.R. Kane. King's ""Variety Club Mix"" was later included on the remix collection ""Casino Classics"". All tracks written by Catt, Cracknell, Stanley and Wiggs; except where indicated Avenue (song) ""Avenue"" is a song by British pop group Saint Etienne, from the album ""So Tough"" (1992). The song was originally titled ""Lovely Heart"" or ""Young Heart"". The album version is a 7-minute version with lengthy instrumental sequences; it was edited down to around 4 minutes for radio play, though the commercial single contained the"
"was combined with the band's next single, ""Sanctuary"". The 1985 live single was also released as part of this box set, combined with 1985's ""Run to the Hills"". According to vocalist Paul Di'Anno, who wrote the song's lyrics, it is ""a very autobiographical song, though of course I've never spent the night in an LA jail. It's about being 16 and, like it says, just running wild and running free. It comes from my days as a skinhead."" The song is known to be one of the band's more traditional rock numbers, which Mick Wall describes as ""Iron Maiden at"
"for the album. She revealed that both ""Mercy"" and ""Stepping Stone"" are autobiographical; ""Mercy"" is about ""sexual liberty"" and ""not doing something somebody else wants you to do"", and ""Stepping Stone"" is about not expressing her feelings to a person she fell in love with. ""Warwick Avenue"" was the second single released from the album. The song occurred when Duffy, then 19 years old, was familiarising herself with the London Underground and accidentally found herself at the Warwick Avenue station. The following day the song ""just sort of came out"". The album title ""Rockferry"", according to Duffy, is loosely based"
"The Clairvoyant (song) ""The Clairvoyant"" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is the band's nineteenth single and the third from their seventh studio album, ""Seventh Son of a Seventh Son"" (1988). The single, which was also released as a clear vinyl, debuted at number six in the British charts. It contains three live performances from Maiden's 1988 headlining performance at the Monsters of Rock festival in Donington Park. The promotional video for the song, although set to the studio version, features live clips from the Donington performance. The song starts in the first person,"
"Ammonia Avenue Ammonia Avenue is the seventh studio album by the British progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project, released on 7 February 1984 by Arista Records. The Phil Spector-influenced ""Don't Answer Me"" was the album's lead single, and reached the Top 15 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, as well as the fourth position on the Adult Contemporary chart. The single also reached the Top 20 in several countries and represents the last big hit for the Alan Parsons Project. ""Prime Time"" was a follow-up release that fared well in the top 40, reaching"
"Electric Avenue (song) ""Electric Avenue"" is a song written, recorded and produced by Eddy Grant, who released it from his 1982 album ""Killer on the Rampage."" In the United States, with the help of the MTV video he shot for it, it was one of 1983's biggest hits of the year. The song's title refers to Electric Avenue in the south London district of Brixton which was the first market street to be lit by electricity. According to Grant, he first became aware of the street's existence during a stint acting at the Black Theatre of Brixton. The area is"
"third Iron Maiden single not to feature the band's iconic mascot Eddie on the front cover (the previous examples being ""Running Free (live)"" and ""From Here to Eternity""). The cover photo alludes to the music video, which portrays a man tattooing the names of women all over his body. The song's video was directed by Samuel Bayer. The guitar solo in ""Wasting Love"" is played by Janick Gers. The B-side features three live tracks recorded at London's Wembley Arena on the ""No Prayer On The Road"" tour to support the ""No Prayer for the Dying"" album in 1990. These live"
"Afraid to Shoot Strangers ""Afraid to Shoot Strangers"" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It appears as the third song on their 1992 album Fear of the Dark. It is a political song from the point of view of a soldier in the Gulf War. Lead singer/frontman Bruce Dickinson would often introduce the song as an anti-war narrative. The song has been played live by Iron Maiden 402 times. ""Afraid to Shoot Strangers"" and ""Fear of the Dark"" are the only songs from the album that have been played live after 1993. The song became"
"Catch 22 (song) ""Catch 22"" is a song by Australian rapper Illy featuring English singer, Anne-Marie. The song was released on 10 October 2016, alongside the announcement of his forthcoming fifth studio album, ""Two Degrees"". Anne-Marie spoke to Matt and Alex on Triple J, saying: ""I listened to some of his music and I really like that he kept through an Australian accent through rapping… I like him thought it would be a good idea."" At the APRA Music Awards of 2018 the song won Urban Work of the Year. The ""Catch 22"" video was released on 6 November 2016."
"Hills"" and ""The Number of the Beast"", the former of which was the band's first top-ten UK single. The album was also controversial, particularly in the United States, due to the religious references in its artwork and the title track's lyrics. Since the release of ""The Number of the Beast"" and its subsequent tour, The Beast on the Road, ""The Beast"" has become an alternate name for Iron Maiden and was later used in the titles of some of their compilations and live releases, including ""Best of the Beast"" and ""Visions of the Beast"". ""The Number of the Beast"" is"
"that whatever empires you tend to build – whether they are British, American, Iraqi or whatever, they'll all crumble and fade away into something else. So, to my mind at least, the best thing you can hope for, if you were to leave anything behind, is just an imprint in the sand."" The song is notable for being the first and only Iron Maiden track in which McBrain uses a double bass pedal. The final track, ""Journeyman"", is Iron Maiden's first and only fully acoustic song. According to Dickinson on the ""Death on the Road"" live album, it is about"
"official Facebook page, accompanied by the caption '#22days'. A short clip of previously unreleased music can be heard in the video, accompanied by an updated profile and cover photo. On August 17, 2016, the band announced that their next album's title would be ""22, A Million"", with a release date of September 30, 2016. They also provided a track list of 10 songs and released lyric videos for two songs: ""22 (OVER S∞∞N)"" and ""10 dEATh bREasT"". On August 29, 2016, the band released their lyric video for ""33 ""GOD"""", the third single from the album. ""22, A Million"" was"
"Rainmaker (Iron Maiden song) ""Rainmaker"" is the 37th single by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was released on 24 November 2003 as the second single from their 13th studio album, ""Dance of Death"" (2003). It was written by Dave Murray, Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson, and produced by Harris and Kevin Shirley. The song was largely written by long-time guitarist Dave Murray. The lyrics were inspired by vocalist Bruce Dickinson's comment that the intro riff made him think of raindrops. The song has no connection with the 1995 novel written by John Grisham of the same name. The"
"Wasting Love ""Wasting Love"" is a song by the English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is the third single from their ninth studio album, ""Fear of the Dark"", released in 1992. The song was a collaboration of singer Bruce Dickinson, and guitarist Janick Gers. The lyrics deal with the subject of loneliness brought on by sex outside the context of love. The single was only officially released in the Netherlands, although different one-track promotional CDs exist, one for U.S. radio stations and another for Spain, which had the only vinyl version of the single. The single cover is the"
"Dying"", which went on to become the band's only number one single on the UK Singles Chart to date. The album did however yield four Top 40 singles in the UK, with the lead and title single ""Tattooed Millionaire"", reaching no. 18. A cover of the David Bowie penned, Mott the Hoople hit ""All The Young Dudes"", was also a relative success, reaching no. 23 Tattooed Millionaire Tattooed Millionaire is the first solo album by Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, released in 1990. The album project began when Dickinson was asked to record a song for """", and so wrote"
"Parsons and Eric Woolfson. Ammonia Avenue Ammonia Avenue is the seventh studio album by the British progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project, released on 7 February 1984 by Arista Records. The Phil Spector-influenced ""Don't Answer Me"" was the album's lead single, and reached the Top 15 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and Mainstream Rock Tracks charts, as well as the fourth position on the Adult Contemporary chart. The single also reached the Top 20 in several countries and represents the last big hit for the Alan Parsons Project. ""Prime Time"" was a follow-up release that fared well in"